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PEOPLE+ | Q&A in Braga, Portugal



    1.Name, age, country?

    Maria Trujillo Juradi, 19, Spain

    2.What is the name of your organization?

    Egeria Asociacion Desarrollo Social

    3.What is the focus/aim of your organization?

    To transform society with feminism and human rights.

    4.Do you have any experience with the topic of Migration in your life?

    No, I haven’t.

    5.Do you have any experience with the Erasmus+ program? How it has influenced your life?

    Yes. I was in a project in Italy about the depopulation of rural zones. I learned more about different cultures and met new people.

    1.Name, age, country?

    Indigo Uriz Martinez, 25, Spain

    2.What is the name of your organization?

    Egeria Asociacion Desarrollo Social

    3.What is the focus/aim of your organization?

    To transform society with feminism and human rights.

    4.Do you have any experience with the topic of Migration in your life?

    Yes, I have worked with refugees in the past in Greece and the Netherlands and I worked in Amnesty International in charged of the refugees’ section.

    5.Do you have any experience with the Erasmus+ program? How it has influenced your life?

    Yes, I was in another project about human rights and I went to Belgium as an exchange student thanks to Erasmus+.

    1.Name, age, country?

    Mila Apostolovikj, 20, Macedonia

    2.What is the name of your organization?

    The name of my organization is C.E.T Platform Macedonia.

    3.What is the focus/aim of your organization?

    It works towards strengthening civil society in Macedonia, protection of human rights , social inclusion of vulnerable groups, promotion of non-formal education and offering support, education, training and mobility opportunities to young people.

    4.Do you have any experience with the topic of Migration in your life?

    Yes, I have experience with the topic. I am a political science student enrolled in the final academic year of BA degree in International Relations and Diplomacy. Therefore, I have strategically focused my studies on European Union Law, International Human rights, Migration policy and Political systems.

    5.Do you have any experience with the Erasmus+ program? How it has influenced your life?

    Until this training course I did not have an opportunity to participate in an Erasmus+ project. I must admit that it has influenced me in a very positive way. I got inspired and encouraged to apply and participate in more projects connected to my field of interest. It is a good opportunity to develop new competences, improve skills, deepen your knowledge and most importantly for young people – it is a chance to meet new people and create very valuable lifelong friendships.

    1.Name, age, country?

    Martina Gjorgjevska, 23, Macedonia

    2.What is the name of your organization?

    C.E.T Platform Macedonia

    3.What is the focus/aim of your organization?

    Its aim is to promote non-formal education and to offer education and development to youngsters.

    4.Do you have any experience with the topic of Migration in your life?

    I used to work in Berlin for 3 months, so in a way I was a migrant. There were a lot of refugees that worked there from Syria, Iraq, Palestine so I got the chance to learn more about their life.

    5.Do you have any experience with the Erasmus+ program? How it has influenced your life?

    I was on another Erasmus+ project in October in Morfelden Walldorf about people with disabilities. I learned a lot of new things and it changed my perspective about a lot of things in my life and how I took many of them for granted. Also it helped me learn new things about myself and I met a lot of people with whom I am still in touch.

    1.Name, age, country?

    Simsek Burcu, 38, Turkey

    2.What is the name of your organization?

    Bolu Municipality and Bolu Youth Association

    3.What is the focus/aim of your organization?

    As Bolu Youth Association we focus on youth and would like them to improve themselves and would like to contribute to their self-development with national and international projects.

    4.Do you have any experience with the topic of Migration in your life?

    Not very much.

    5.Do you have any experience with the Erasmus+ program? How it has influenced your life?

    Yes, as the organization this is our 4th Erasmus+ project and we also have a number of EVS projects.



    PEOPLE+ | Why did I choose Erasmus + to improve my communication skills?



      I chose Erasmus+ to improve my communication abilities because it is youth program which gives opportunities to learn different topics in unconventional, very beneficial way- through games and discussions. Furthermore, the other participants are gathered from lots of different countries which helps to get familiar with diverse cultures, traditions and communication specifics. Nowadays young people are socializing mostly through the mobile phone, in social media. Actually they have abstained to communicate face to face and for sure the social media does not have the ability to replace the live contact. This program gives me the opportunity for real communication and due to the fact I meet new friends who are able to enrich my personal culture. The projects which develop communication skills are very interesting and essential. I'm having my last year of school and that is the moment after which I need to improve my abilities in the intercommunication between different people in many areas.

      PEOPLE+ | My experience with volunteering



        Volunteering was always an inevitable part of my everyday life. Ever since I was in the 8th grade I got involved in a local Interact club and in the 5 years of my participation I climbed the hierarchy of the club up to be a President and found immense happiness in helping and giving what I have to others. The club’s aim was mainly about organizing local initiatives – charity and sports events, concerts, giveaways and sales, information campaigns, etc. The target group of the club was the youngsters of the city. The good thing about it was that even though we were volunteers and we never got paid a single penny for our work, our ideas were funded by the Rotary club which is the mother organization. Therefore, we had the chance to put our ideas into action because the bigger the event you’re planning is, the bigger amount of money you need for it to happen.

        One of the most successful initiatives I’ve taken part in and I’m extremely proud of was called ‘Stay and Fight’. It was a networking event and its main objective was to connect youngsters with local businesses in which they could take part in as interns or regular employees. Since it’s super popular for us to hear that the problem with youth unemployment is huge in Bulgaria, we wanted to show that even though it might be true, there is also lack of information about the youth possibilities. We wanted to show youngsters that you don’t need much experience or a diploma to start earning some money while you’re still in high school. What is more, we wanted them to meet with and talk to successful young entrepreneurs from Bulgaria. The main idea behind this was to somehow try to influence the brain drain on a local level and try to stop the vicious cycle of young talented people leaving Bulgaria and never coming back because ‘there is no future here’.


        After finishing High school, I had a bit of a break, started exploring my opportunities with Erasmus+ and setting up my own NGO and I’m currently volunteering in a pet shelter in Sofia, taking care of the animals from time to time.

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